This butterfly is closely related to the Fivebar Swordtail but has a more delicate appearance and is much rarer, confined only to deeply forested and hilly areas. Seasonal, mostly encountered in the months of January till March and therein becoming scarce.
Habitat indicator
RSP
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WV
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PG
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VF
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FTR
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SC
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LWDF
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LWPF
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LMEF
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UMN
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MN
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x
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x
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x
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x
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Frequency observation chart: (S marks the usual occurences, H marks an unusually high occurence, F for first record)
2013
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Mac
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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S3
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S1S3
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S1S3
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S1
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S3
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2013
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2014
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Nov
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Dec
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Jan
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Feb
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Mac
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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S1H | S1H | S1S2 | S1S2 | S1S2 | S3 |
2014
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2015
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Nov
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Dec
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Jan
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Feb
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Mac
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Apr
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May
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June
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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S1
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S1H
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S1
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2016
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Jan
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Feb
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Mac
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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S1S3
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S3
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S1
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S1S3
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S1
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2017
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Jan
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Feb
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Mac
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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S3
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S1(H)
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2018
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Jan
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Feb
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Mac
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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S5
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S5
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S5
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S5
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S5
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2019
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Jan
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Feb
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Mac
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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S1S16
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2020
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Jan
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Feb
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Mac
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Apr
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Jun
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Jul
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Above photos all taken on 17 march 2013 @14: 15
Above photo taken on 24 April 2013 @ 12:59
Above 2 photos from 25 August 2013 @ 11:51
After a bout of unexpected cold drafts, the weather took a sudden hot and dry character and it "silenced" the activities. However, these swordtails seem to be suddenly active and were found in numbers in a hill area. Above 3 photos from 18 Feb 2014 @ 15:09
18 Feb 2014 @ 15:34
23 Feb 2014 @ 12:22
01 March 2014 @ 12:14
02 March 2014 @ 13:41
First one of the season - 22 Feb 2015 @ 13:36
14:12
14:15
14:48
Above photos 30 Jan 2015
31 Jan 2016 @ 14:21
12:37
12:39
12:40
13:16
13:17
13:18
13:18
Above photos 18 Mac 2017
13:27
14:09
Above photos 25 Mac 2017
13:06
13:07
Above pictures 09 Feb 2019
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